81

59

85.5

92.4

92.0

.627

.645

99.3%

0.4%

99.7%

0.1%

0.4%

Tigers bullpen on Wednesday: 22 batters faced, 11 runs allowed, 58 frowns. The frown total is not even close to the record in the live ball era.

2

85

57

86.8

86.4

85.7

.605

.624

98.0%

1.9%

99.9%

0.3%

2.8%

Quintin Berry has now stolen 22 bases without ever being caught. Invisibility cloaks rule but I thought MLB banned them?

3

85

54

84.8

84.6

81.6

.604

.585

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Their magic number is 10 and they have two regulars hittin' under .200. How? Magic, of course.

4

79

62

81.8

83.0

83.1

.580

.560

14.6%

83.3%

97.9%

-0.1%

3.5%

Without having a plate appearance, Billy Hamilton has two stolen bases in his career, equaling Cecil Fielder's career total.

5

77

62

74.0

81.7

82.2

.566

.586

1.7%

72.6%

74.3%

-4.6%

-12.4%

Since the All-Star break the team leader in triples is catcher Jose Lobaton.

6

83

56

77.8

80.7

78.5

.575

.556

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

0.3%

Finally, one of their acquisitions didn't work out. Haha, just kidding, put all your money on an Edinson Volquez no-hitter next week.

7

80

60

84.1

78.7

78.6

.574

.554

27.8%

71.7%

99.5%

-0.4%

0.1%

Left-handed specialist Randy Choate has a .295 opposing on-base percentage against lefties and a .270 opposing on-base percentage against righties.

8

81

58

76.1

78.4

79.2

.566

.546

57.6%

42.3%

99.9%

0.1%

2.1%

Sure, Win No. 82 is right around the corner for them. What they *don't* know is Win No. 82 is tied to a fishing line being operated by Francisco Cabrera.

9

80

60

78.9

78.1

76.5

.560

.579

41.2%

53.7%

94.9%

-1.9%

11.5%

Nate Freiman does the little things that don't show up in the box score: he was announced as a pinch-hitter, then pulled back for another pinch-hitter who knocked in a run. Correction ... that did show up in the box score.

10

80

59

78.3

77.7

76.5

.562

.582

58.8%

36.0%

94.8%

0.2%

-2.2%

When nobody's looking, Nolan Ryan still wanders out to the mound and throws 90 mph fastballs then headlocks a straw dummy.

11

74

65

73.8

71.3

72.6

.525

.545

0.2%

8.8%

9.0%

3.3%

-4.7%

Not only did they win, but game traffic tied up the traffic to the Baltimore Ravens game. Double win.

12

74

65

72.5

71.0

72.7

.522

.542

0.7%

15.5%

16.1%

2.8%

-1.1%

The 2013 Indians' live chicken, so far, has been a better good luck charm than the 2011 Red Sox's dead chicken.

13

71

68

67.9

69.4

68.5

.498

.478

0.0%

2.0%

2.0%

0.3%

-3.3%

They're due for a big winning streak, probably around Thanksgiving.

14

65

74

67.5

69.2

68.4

.486

.506

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Total Runs Over Unspectacular Talent. That's right, it's time to stop calling it "WAR" and start calling it "TROUT."

15

66

75

68.8

68.4

65.5

.476

.457

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

With Kansas City's 13-inning game, Colorado is the only team who hasn't played a game longer than 12 innings this year. All other teams have played at least a 14-inning one.

16

71

68

69.8

68.3

68.3

.499

.479

0.0%

0.7%

0.7%

0.1%

-2.6%

Martin Prado is such a team player. He gets the entire team involved, which explains the 26 GIDPs.

17

73

67

75.0

67.5

67.9

.506

.526

0.1%

1.1%

1.1%

0.4%

-0.4%

Greg Holland gave up his second run since the beginning of July. Time to start looking for another closer.

18

59

80

63.6

66.6

66.4

.460

.440

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Would you even be able to sell the Cubs to Mark Cuban on Shark Tank? He'd be out before you even got to Welington Castillo's defensive stats.

19

62

78

61.2

65.9

66.6

.457

.437

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Pablo Sandoval followed up a three-homer night with a three-base hit, which explains those tremors last night.

20

60

79

62.6

64.9

66.5

.457

.437

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Ryan Braun is reportedly calling Brewers season-ticket holders one-by-one to apologize for using PEDs. "Hello, is this Mr. and Mrs. Seli-- uh, sorry, I have the wrong number."

21

63

75

65.4

63.8

63.3

.463

.443

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Not understanding the frustration over Daisuke Matsuzaka in the rotation, 2.11 is a terrific -- oh, that's his WHIP.

22

75

65

70.6

63.5

64.8

.489

.509

0.0%

10.1%

10.1%

-0.5%

6.0%

Alex Rodriguez and Lyle Overbay pulled off a successful double steal and they still lost? What more does a team have to do?

23

64

76

65.1

63.0

65.1

.459

.479

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

R.A. Dickey and Mark Buehrle each has 11 wins as a starter. Nobody else has more than three.

24

63

77

58.9

63.0

62.2

.441

.461

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

41-year-old Raul Ibanez has 26 home runs this season. On his 30th birthday he had 28 career home runs.

25

61

77

59.9

62.2

62.2

.444

.464

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The second-oldest player on the roster is Doug Bernier, and you don't know Doug Bernier. You didn't even go to his high school. You weren't in his English class. You just don't know him.

26

56

83

60.1

60.0

59.4

.424

.443

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Adam Dunn might retire after this season, which should give headline writers plenty of time to pun his name in a headline against the completion of his career.

27

62

77

58.8

59.6

60.1

.433

.413

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Maybe for the last game in Petco Park, let a bunch of stray dogs onto the field during the game and see what happens. After the game, win or lose, everybody adopts a dog and goes home happy.

28

63

77

57.0

55.9

57.9

.417

.398

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Darin Ruf has the second-most at bats on the team since the All-Star break, but only because he asked nicely.

29

52

86

55.6

50.9

51.7

.381

.362

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Give Arquimedes Caminero a mound to stand on, and he can move the earth. Or at the very least, the home run sculpture.

30

47

93

50.4

45.2

47.2

.339

.357

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Their starting lineup included a Crowe and a Peacock. But if you ask me, this season for the Astros has been for the birds.